Meanwhile, you can snag the blender for even less in the warehouse: just 119.99. For more on how the Blendtec stacks up against the Vitamix 5200, read our article about testing the two blenders head-to-head. For a limited time, Costco is selling the Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System for 50 off, bringing the product's online price to 129.99110 less than what's listed on the brand's website. But we think a blender that’s this expensive should perform well at more than just those two tasks. It’s a great blender if you want something that looks slick on your counter and can make amazingly smooth mixed drinks and smoothies. We do think this particular model is quite beautiful, with a sleek black, illuminated base. It failed to make peanut butter (a tamper would have helped), and the preset speed for soup was frightening, with hot liquid flying wildly around the jar. Meanwhile, you can snag the blender for even less in the warehouse: just. For a limited time, Costco is selling the Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System for 50 off, bringing the product's online price to 129.99110 less than what's listed on the brand's website. Although in our tests the Designer 675 killed it in making smoothies and blended drinks, its lack of a tamper limits its usefulness. Among Costco's latest discounts are some markdowns on kitchen appliances. Despite Blendtec’s clever (if at times mildly sinister) video marketing campaign of blending everything from rake handles to iPhones, we’ve found its blenders wanting (we also tested the Total model in 2012). Like most blenders, the Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System is noisy. If you use the knob on top to rotate the built-in tamper, it doesnt take very long to create smooth nut butter. Will the Blendtec Designer 675 blend? Yes, but not as well as our top picks. You need to watch this video before you buy anything We are reviewing the Ninja Foodi Power Blender Processor System from Costco. The Ninja SS401s 18-ounce jar is superb for making nut butter. You can’t expect that level of performance from dirt-cheap blenders, which is probably why most of them come with only one-year limited warranties. ![]() Vitamix, Oster, and Cleanblend models all come with warranties of five to seven years, and-at least for Vitamix machines-we’ve read plenty of owner reviews saying the blender lasts much longer. It’s a lot of stress to put on a little machine.” This is why a long warranty is important, especially if you’re paying a lot for a blender. If you make it do something difficult every day, a lot of them burn out. ![]() As Lisa McManus, executive editor in charge of equipment testing at Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country magazines, told our writer Seamus Bellamy in an interview for our 2012 guide, “Blenders have a really hard job to do in that little space. But it’s not impossible for even higher-end blenders to encounter burnout. The most common complaint we’ve found about cheap blenders is that their motors burn out easily and their jars crack or leak.
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